Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball

The Ohio State women's basketball team represents Ohio State University and plays its home games in the Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, which they moved into in 1998. Prior to 1998, they played at St. John Arena. They have won 14 Big Ten titles (two additional championships have been vacated by the NCAA), which is the most in the conference[2] and have 23 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the most recent being in 2023 (two other appearances have been vacated). In 1993, they lost to Sheryl Swoopes and Texas Tech 84–82 for the national title. They captured the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62–61.[3] Notable alumni include former All-Americans Katie Smith and Jessica Davenport. They are currently coached by Kevin McGuff, who was previously the head coach at the University of Washington.

Ohio State Buckeyes
2024–25 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
UniversityOhio State University
Head coachKevin McGuff (12th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationColumbus, Ohio
ArenaValue City Arena
(capacity: 18,809)
NicknameBuckeyes
ColorsScarlet and gray[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament runner-up
1993
NCAA tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1985, 1987, 1993, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017*, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament second round
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1975
AIAW tournament appearances
1975, 1978
Conference tournament champions
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018*
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017*, 2018*, 2022, 2024
*vacated by NCAA

Year by year results

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Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Phyllis J. Bailey (Independent) (1965–1970)
1965–66 Phyllis J. Bailey 3–7
1966–67 Phyllis J. Bailey 5–3
1967–68 Phyllis J. Bailey 5–1
1968–69 Phyllis J. Bailey 8–2 CIAW First Round
1969–70 Phyllis J. Bailey 7–0
Phyllis J. Bailey: 28–13
Mary Combs (Independent) (1970–1972)
1970–71 Mary Combs 4–2
1971–72 Mary Combs 10–4 MAIAW
Mary Combs: 14–6
Debbie Wilson (Independent) (1972–1980)
1972–73 Debbie Wilson 15–1 MAIAW
1973–74 Debbie Wilson 18–2 MAIAW
1974–75 Debbie Wilson 19–5 AIAW First Round
1975–76 Debbie Wilson 26–6 MAIAW
1976–77 Debbie Wilson 21–7 MAIAW
1977–78 Debbie Wilson 23–8 AIAW First Round 16
1978–79 Debbie Wilson 19–11 MAIAW
1979–80 Debbie Wilson 16–18 MAIAW
Debbie Wilson: 157–58
Tara VanDerveer (Independent, Big Ten) (1980–1985)
1980–81 Tara VanDerveer 17–15 MAIAW
Big Ten Conference
1981–82 Tara VanDerveer 20–7 3–0 1st NCAA First Round
1982–83 Tara VanDerveer 23–5 15–3 T-1st
1983–84 Tara VanDerveer 22–7 17–1 1st NCAA First Round 19
1984–85 Tara VanDerveer 28–3 18–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight 7
Tara VanDerveer: 110–37 53–4
Nancy Darsch (Big Ten) (1985–1997)
1985–86 Nancy Darsch 23–7 16–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 17 12
1986–87 Nancy Darsch 26–5 17–1 T-1st NCAA Elite Eight 8 10
1987–88 Nancy Darsch 25–5 16–2 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 9 6
1988–89 Nancy Darsch 24–6 16–2 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 9 14
1989–90 Nancy Darsch 18–12 11–7 T-4th NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1990–91 Nancy Darsch 11–17 8–10 T-5th
1991–92 Nancy Darsch 15–13 9–9 5th
1992–93 Nancy Darsch 28–4 16–2 T-1st NCAA Runner-up 2 3
1993–94 Nancy Darsch 14–14 7–11 T-7th
1994–95 Nancy Darsch 17–13 7–9 T-7th
1995–96 Nancy Darsch 21–13 8–8 T-6th NCAA Second Round
1996–97 Nancy Darsch 12–16 3–13 10th
Nancy Darsch: 234–125 134–76
Beth Burns (Big Ten) (1997–2002)
1997–98 Beth Burns 15–12 7–9 8th
1998–99 Beth Burns 17–12 9–7 4th NCAA First Round
1999–2000 Beth Burns 13–15 5–11 T-8th
2000–01 Beth Burns 22–11 6–10 T-8th WNIT Champions
2001–02 Beth Burns 14–15 8–8 T-5th
Beth Burns: 81–65 35–45
Jim Foster (Big Ten) (2002–2013)
2002–03 Jim Foster 22–10 10–6 T-4th NCAA Second Round 20
2003–04 Jim Foster 21–10 11–5 3rd NCAA Second Round 21
2004–05 Jim Foster 30–5 14–2 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 9 8
2005–06 Jim Foster 29–3 15–1 1st NCAA Second Round 10 2
2006–07 Jim Foster 28–4 15–1 1st NCAA First Round 18 8
2007–08 Jim Foster 22–9 13–5 T-1st NCAA First Round 25
2008–09 Jim Foster 29–6 15–3 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 9 10
2009–10 Jim Foster 31–5 15–3 1st NCAA Second Round 15 8
2010–11 Jim Foster 24–10 10–6 T-3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 17 18
2011–12 Jim Foster 25–7 11–5 T-2nd NCAA First Round 22 16
2012–13 Jim Foster 18–13 7–9 T-8th
Jim Foster: 279–82 136–46
Kevin McGuff (Big Ten) (2013–present)
2013–14 Kevin McGuff 17–18 5–11 T-8th
2014–15 Kevin McGuff 24–11 13–5 3rd NCAA Second Round 23 23
2015–16 Kevin McGuff 26–8 15–3 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 10 9
2016–17 Kevin McGuff 28–7[Note A] 15–1[Note A] T-1st[Note A] NCAA Sweet Sixteen[Note A] 10 9
2017–18 Kevin McGuff 28–7[Note B] 13–3[Note B] 1st[Note B] NCAA Second Round[Note B] 15 10
2018–19 Kevin McGuff 14–15[Note C] 10–8[Note C] 5th[Note C] WNIT First Round[Note C]
2019–20 Kevin McGuff 21–12 11–7 T-5th No postseason held
2020–21 Kevin McGuff 13–7 9–7 7th Self-imposed postseason ban 22
2021–22 Kevin McGuff 25–7 14–4 T-1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 13 14
2022–23 Kevin McGuff 28–8 12–6 4th NCAA Elite Eight 12 12
2023–24 Kevin McGuff 26–6 16–2 1st NCAA Second Round
Kevin McGuff: 250–106[Note D] 133–57[Note D]
Total: 1,101–486

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

^A 11 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season championship (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 15–1). Adjusted record is 18–6 and 8–1 in conference.
^B 29 games vacated by the NCAA, as well as conference regular season and tournament championships (overall record of 28–7, conference record of 13–3). Adjusted record is 0–6 and 0–3 in conference.
^C 15 games vacated by the NCAA (overall record of 14–15, conference record of 10–8). Adjusted record is 0–14 and 0–8 in conference.[5]
^D McGuff's unofficial record is 224–100 at Ohio State; his adjusted record is 172–97 and 87–55 in conference.

NCAA tournament results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1984 #5 First Round #4 Ole Miss L 55–77
1985 #2 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#7 Holy Cross
#3 Penn State
#1 Old Dominion
W 102–60
W 81–78
L 68–72
1986 #3 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Maryland
#2 LSU
W 87–71
L 80–81
1987 #2 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#10 Oregon
#3 USC
#1 Long Beach State
W 76–62
W 74–63
L 82–102
1988 #3 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Syracuse
#2 Maryland
W 116–75
L 66–81
1989 #3 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 James Madison
#2 Long Beach State
W 81–66
L 83–89
1990 #6 First Round
Second Round
#11 Southern Illinois
#3 Texas
W 73–61
L 66–95
1993 #1 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#9 Rutgers
#4 Western Kentucky
#2 Virginia
#2 Iowa
#2 Texas Tech
W 91–60
W 86–73
W 75–73
W 73–72 (OT)
L 82–84
1996 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Memphis
#1 Tennessee
W 97–75
L 65–97
1999 #9 First Round #8 Boston College L 59–72
2003 #4 First Round
Second Round
#13 Weber State
#5 Louisiana Tech
W 66–44
L 61–74
2004 #4 First Round
Second Round
#11 West Virginia
#3 Boston College
W 73–67
L 48–63
2005 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Holy Cross
#7 Maryland
#3 Rutgers
W 86–45
W 75–65
L 58–64
2006 #1 First Round
Second Round
#16 Oakland
#8 Boston College
W 68–45
L 69–79
2007 #4 First Round #13 Marist L 63–67
2008 #6 First Round #11 Florida State L 49–60
2009 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Sacred Heart
#11 Mississippi State
#2 Stanford
W 77–63
W 64–58
L 66–84
2010 #2 First Round
Second Round
#15 St. Francis (PA)
#7 Mississippi State
W 93–59
L 67–87
2011 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 UCF
#5 Georgia Tech
#1 Tennessee
W 80–69
W 67–60
L 75–85
2012 #8 First Round #9 Florida L 65–70
2015 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 James Madison
#4 North Carolina
W 90–80
L 84–86
2016 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Buffalo
#6 West Virginia
#7 Tennessee
W 88–69
W 88–81
L 62–78
2017 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Western Kentucky
#4 Kentucky
#1 Notre Dame
W 70–63
W 82–68
L 76–99
2018 #3 First Round
Second Round
#14 George Washington
#11 Central Michigan
W 87–45
L 78–95
2022 #6 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#11 Missouri State
#3 LSU
#2 Texas
W 63–56
W 79–64
L 63–66
2023 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 James Madison
#6 North Carolina
#2 UConn
#1 Virginia Tech
W 80–66
W 71–69
W 73–61
L 74–84
2024 #2 First Round
Second Round
#15 Maine
#7 Duke
W 80–57
L 63–75

Awards

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Consensus All-American selections

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Frani Washington (1979) Tracy Hall (1987–1988) Nikita Lowry (1989) Katie Smith (1993, 1996)
Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) Jantel Lavender (2010–2011) Samantha Prahalis (2012) Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)

First-Team All-Big Ten

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Yvette Angel (1983, 1985) Carla Chapman (1984) Francine Lewis (1984–1985) Tracy Hall (1986–1988)
Nikita Lowry (1988–1989) Lisa Cline (1989) Averrill Roberts (1992–1993) Nikki Keyton (1993)
Katie Smith (1994–1996) Marrita Porter (1998–1999) Jessica Davenport (2005–2007) Jantel Lavender (2008–2011)
Samantha Prahalis (2010, 2012) Tayler Hill (2012–2013) Ameryst Alston (2015–2016) Kelsey Mitchell (2015–2018)
Stephanie Mavunga (2018) Dorka Juhász (2020–2021) Taylor Mikesell (2022–2023) Jacy Sheldon (2022)

Big Ten Player of the Year

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Tracey Hall (1986–1987) Lisa Cline (1989) Katie Smith (1996) Jessica Davenport (2005–2007)
Jantel Lavender (2008–2011) Samantha Prahalis (2012) Kelsey Mitchell (2015, 2017–2018)

See also

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2022–23 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

Notes

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  1. ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big Ten Championship Teams" (PDF). History and Tradition. Ohio State Athletic Department. p. 172. Retrieved 2008-02-23.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2001 Postseason WNIT". www.womensnit.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  4. ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio State University. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.
  5. ^ "Ohio State's athletic department gets four years' probation for self-reported violations in women's basketball, two other programs". ESPN. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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